CODGER

codger, old codger

(noun) used affectionately to refer to an eccentric but amusing old man

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

codger (plural codgers)

An amusingly eccentric or grumpy and usually elderly man.

Synonym: Thesaurus:old man

Source: Wiktionary


Codg"er, n. Etym: [Cf. Cadger.]

1. A miser or mean person.

2. A singular or odd person; -- a familiar, humorous, or depreciatory appellation. [Colloq.] A few of us old codgers met at the fireside. Emerson.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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